monocratic

adjective

Definition of monocraticnext
as in arbitrary
exercising power or authority without interference by others as the newspaper's monocratic publisher, he simply did not tolerate any dissent from his policies and decrees

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  1. arbitrary
  2. oppressive
  3. authoritarian
Adjective
  • This push to start campaigns earlier is not arbitrary.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Expiration dates are somewhat arbitrary The US Food and Drug Administration only began requiring drug manufacturers to put an expiration date on medications in 1979.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of arbitrary
Adjective
  • The concrete there takes, to me, a much more miserable, oppressive tone.
    Owen Davies, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Boyer is seven years his junior, and Sell struggles to return Boyer’s oppressive flat serve, winning only the first game of the second set.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of oppressive
Adjective
  • Autocratic The autocratic style is also known as authoritarian leadership.
    Jason Miller, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In our age of brutal wars, authoritarian politics, cultures of contempt, and technology that promises to replace us with machines, what is left of the idea of the human being?
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of authoritarian
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“Monocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocratic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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